Cash-for-keys deals in Los Angeles are regulated by the Tenant Buyout Notification Program. Landlords must serve a written disclosure, allow a 30-day rescission period, and file the executed agreement with LAHD within 60 days.
Ordinance 184673, codified at LAMC §151.30, governs voluntary buyout offers for RSO and Just Cause units. Before negotiating, the landlord must serve a Disclosure Notice on standardized LAHD form explaining the tenant's right to refuse, consult an attorney, and seek relocation if a no-fault eviction follows. The signed agreement must be in writing, in the tenant's primary language when feasible, and contain a 30-day rescission clause. The landlord files an executed copy with LAHD within 60 days of signing. A buyout that skips the disclosure or filing is rescindable by the tenant for up to one year and unenforceable by the landlord.
Buyouts lacking the LAHD disclosure or filing are unenforceable and tenants may rescind for one year. Landlords face LAHD penalties and possible damages in tenant suits.
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